Bunk (String Figure)

Source: Bunk (XXV, Fig. 44, p.831) from Aboriginal Australian String Figures by Daniel Sutherland Davidson.

Opening A.

Drop thumb loop. Pass thumb over near index finger string, pick up from below near little finger string and return to position.

Bend down middle finger into index finger loop, pick up from below the near index finger string (on central side of far thumb string) and return to position. Drop little finger string so that there is a long pendant loop, but do not extend.

Move hands slightly together. Withdraw thumb from its loop, reach thumb over it and pick up on back of thumb the long pendant loop (formerly the far little finger string). Draw out and extend.

This is a simple and effective string figure. The extension is extremely wide. The mechanism for supporting the upper frame string is exquisite.

Bunk (String Figure)

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